Science of Science Communication

New paper from APPC team examined the relationship between health-related beliefs about climate change and support for climate policy proposals.

In new paper, APPC researchers probed associations between media exposure and science-consistent beliefs about climate change.

A new ASAPH survey finds that a quarter of U.S. adults do not know that claims that the MMR vaccine causes autism are false.

New survey research shows that Black Americans' knowledge about the COVID vaccine increased over time, and this increase was associated with their receipt of the vaccine.

Confidence in science remains high but has declined in the past few years, with just 42% saying scientists can overcome their biases.

In JAMA, 3 Penn scholars advocate for renaming of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and improving public understanding of the vaccine surveillance system.

A new study from Annenberg researchers explores social norms around vaccination and how vaccination rates can be shaped by state laws and policies.

New survey shows over a third of U.S. adults worry that they or someone in their family will get flu, Covid-19, or RSV in next 3 months, but no consensus on which virus is more likely to cause severe illness.

Americans have less confidence in vaccines than they did just a year or two ago, and more people accept misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19, according to an APPC health survey.